Candy Barr Heimbach
Shareholder
cbheimbach@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 484-510-7691
190 Brodhead Road
Suite 310
Bethlehem, PA 18017-8617
Main: 484-510-7700
Fax: 888-811-7144
Candy Barr Heimbach is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., serves on the firm’s Executive Committee, and is the Managing Attorney of the Lehigh Valley office. She concentrates her practice in the areas of nursing home/personal care facility defense, outside general counsel services, personal injury defense, professional and occupational licensure defense, and civil litigation defense, with a particular emphasis in medical/dental malpractice defense.
Prior to joining Dickie McCamey, Ms. Heimbach practiced for over 32 years as a shareholder with other litigation defense firms in the Lehigh Valley. Before beginning her career in private practice, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Alfred T. Williams, Jr., then-President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County.
Professional Accomplishments
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow), inducted in 2024
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® since 1999
- Litigation Counsel of America™, Trial Lawyer Honorary Society (Fellow)
- Moravian College Medallion of Merit Award (2018)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession Lynette Norton Award (2013)
- Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® 2005–2023
- Super Lawyers® 2011–2013 “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Pennsylvania” List
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
Education
- The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, J.D. (1985)
- Moravian College, B.A. (1979)
Related Links
Speaking Engagements
- “Informed Consent After Brady v. Urbas – Taking Another Look” (Presenter), Bar Association of Lehigh County, 9/23/2015
- “Beyond Barrick v. Holy Spirit: Guidelines for Expert Witness Communications” (Presenter), Northampton County Bar Association, March 2015
- “Anatomy of a Lawsuit and the Impact of the Internet” (Presenter), Oct. 2014
- “Grievance or Dispute Resolution Clauses” (Presenter), 9/9/2014
- “Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave: How the Internet Can Make or Break the Medical Professional Negligence Case” (Presenter), 63rd Annual Joint Meeting of the Lehigh County Bar Association and Lehigh County Medical Society, 9/9/2014
- “EMR and Electronic Communications with Patients: When is It Okay to Hit Send?” (Presenter), Pocono Medical Center Grand Rounds, Dec. 2013\
- “Litigation Issues Arising from the Use of Electronic Medical Records” (Presenter), Northampton County Medical Society, Sept. 2013
- “The Art of Open Disclosure: Reporting and Notification of Medical Errors” (Presenter), Pocono Medical Center, June 2013
- “So You Are Being Deposed …Things to Consider and Pitfalls to Avoid” (Presenter), Central Pennsylvania Association for Health Care Risk Management, June 2013
- “Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Patients” (Presenter), Sacred Heart Hospital of Allentown’s Family Practice Residency Program, Jan. 2010
Publications
- “Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: The Not-So-Rare Cause of Heart Attack” (Author), Lehigh County Health & Medicine, Summer 2017
- “Medical Liability Update: Who’s Looking Out For You?” (Author), Network Magazine, Fall 2015
Admissions and Licenses
- Pennsylvania Bar Admission
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- Bar Association of Lehigh County
- Moravian College Alumni Association (former President)
- Northampton County Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
Community
- American Heart Association – Lehigh Valley and Berks Chapter (Go Red for Women Luncheon Executive Committee)
- Moravian College (former Trustee)
- Nazareth Area High School (Mock Trial Coach)
Education
- The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University, J.D. (1985); Lee Popp Award; National Client Counseling Team; BNA Law Student Award; PBA law student liaison
- Moravian College, B.A. (1979), magna cum laude, Psychology and Elementary Education; Outstanding Student Award in Social Science; varsity basketball team; varsity volleyball team